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Marmara Express

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Marmara Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleWestern Turkey
Last service16 April 2004[1]
Successor6th of September Express
Current operator(s)Turkish State Railways
Route
TerminiBasmane Terminal, İzmir
Bandırma
Distance travelled341.1 km (211.9 mi)
Service frequencyDaily
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Track owner(s)TCDD

The Marmara Express was a passenger train operated by the Turkish State Railways between Basmane Terminal in İzmir and Bandırma. At Bandırma, the train offered a connection to İDO ferries to Istanbul, across the Marmara Sea. The Marmara Express was discontinued in 2004 due to the rehabilitation of the Manisa-Bandırma railway. On 21 February 2007, the 6 September Super Express began operating on the same route, however with limited stops.[2][3]

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